A man was flown to Tauranga Hospital after being crushed in a forestry accident on Matakana Island yesterday.
The 60-year-old man was flown to hospital by the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter, when it was called to the island at 8.15am.
The forestry worker was crushed by a falling tree, suffering a severe lower leg injury.
Poor weather conditions meant the helicopter landed on the beach and the paramedics were driven to the scene by 4WD, where he was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
The man was in a stable condition at the hospital last night.